World Cup vote 'should be re-run' if Qatar claims proved

The former attorney general Lord Goldsmith has said that Fifa would have to find a new host country for the 2022 World Cup finals if allegations about bribery and corruption surrounding Qatar's successful bid were proved true.

Lord Goldsmith, who served as a member of Fifa's independent committee on governance which reported a few months ago, told Today programme presenter John Humphrys: "If these allegations are shown to be true, then the hosting decision for Qatar has to be rerun… "

"If it is proved that the decision to give Qatar the World Cup was procured by bribery and improper influence then that decision ought not to stand."